Cabinet and locker



July 1o, 192sf FRANK LAcf-f,

CABINET AND LOCKER Filed June 20, 1927 /7 Tron/v5 Y.

` in the different views.

FRANK Anmorryor sr. IiooIs, MISSOURI, nssreivonrolinnn.viviana-irriifANIIFAC#y i TUBING COMPANY, oF sfr. LoUIs, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION oFMIssoURI.. f,

CABINET `Ain) Igocinn.

Appncaein mea .Imie 2 0, man semina `1559,93@ f 1 This invention relates to plate metal cabil nets and lockersof the .type adapted for the reception and safe keeping of articles of clothing, onthts and' other accessories, in theA dressing rooms of golf courses and like grounds,halls, etc., and thepresent improvenent hasforits object: y hTo provide a'structural formation and association of parts andl'features in the above' nie'ntioned typeof cabinets and lockers, providing a yplurality of side shelves, hanger rails, clothes hooks and one or more closed compartments, adapted to receive in con# venic'ntl and readily accessible manner the articles of clothing, outfits, etc., of an individnal all as will vhereinalter "more` 'fnlly aprem"- In the accompanyingr drawmg:`

l Fig. 1.` isa vfront velevation of a cabinet or the like embodying the present invention, parts being shown'brokenaway and-in section.

2, is a vertical Fig. 1. 4

` 3, is a horizontal sect-ion on line 3-3 Figl. u F ig. 4, is an enlarged fragmentary section on liney #4, F 2, showing the formation ofa'closed compartment and `its sliding'door1 in theinterior of the structure.

'Like reference numerals indicate like parts vsection on line 2-2 The preferredform of the-present cabinet or like structure, as shown in the drawing, is o'f 'the rectangnlar vertically Aelongated l type generally lused in club and like rooms, and Vcomprisinga plate metal front wall 1, rear wall 4, side walls 5,v and top and bottom walls 6 and 7,y fixedly connected together in any usual 'and suitable manner to constitute a rigid unit orstructure.

In the present construction, the entry or doorway is formed in the front wall 1 and I extends approximately the full height of such `wallfto provide a narrow vertical jamb or uprightl 2, at one side of the doorway and a Vwidened vertical Jamb or upright 3, at

the opposite side ofsaid doorway for they purpose hereinafter set forth. The door 8 for such doorway is preferably hinged tothe widened jamb or upright 3 aforesaid as shown. A

' A material part of this invention, in connection with theabove described wide formation of the jamb 3 of the structure, com- Zoidal form, arranged'in the following' man1 ner:-'

"The forward' andjna'rrow end ofeach-:trapezoidal shelf 9 is `of 'a width approximating the width of the, aforesaidjainb 3' and ,hasv fixed associationv withl the inside face 4of' said' jamb;"-the4 rear andjwider end of said shelf is parallel with `said forward end and has fired association with the 4rearl wall the striictnr'e; one' side end ofsaid shelf isf i n righteangle relationl to the rear. end afoi'ei said,` andjhas fined associationfwth la side wall 5 vof rthe structure, jwhile the`- opposite l side end of said shelf'is obli'q'ne to the other three cndsoftheshelff illustrated in Fig. 71th such construction and "arrangement,

u i). a storagefchamber" of Eaficompleinentary trapezoidal form In horizontal section exi tending the full height `of thestruc'ture is necessary requirement in' the klocker" rooms of golf and like clubs,k of aminimrim horiz'onf 'i tal of individual lockers,v with' main'.`-

main storagecapaoityfi-n each, and with the end 1n view of the rise of 'a maxnnu'm num# ber yof the lockers on a given floor space".

'-' With a Viewy to convenient "storage fof clothing,'ete., in the vertical V,st-"orage'Chami ber above "described, the `unde r facevoffthefv top wall "6 Zwill carry-a horizontalhang'er rail 10 rfor such clothing suspension, 'andr` for a like purpose the side wall 5, `remote from the shelves. 9, will be provided. with a horizontal rowof clothes hooksll, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3.

Another material; part of the present improvement involvesthe formation between -two adjacentv shelves'9` of a closed closet or chamber for the lreception of articles of value, ete., and to such end consists'in the formation of a guide groove v12 in the under face ofk one shelfl 9, adjacent to the oblique edge of the sameyand the formation of a lun,

complementary guide groove 12 in the up@ per face ofthe neXt lowermost shelf 9.

The grooves 12 and 13 areadapted vto form a trackway in which the respective upper and lower ends of a sliding-doorl is adapt-1 .ed to have movement to'cover andiincover the forward portion. of the cavity between the pair of shelves 9. f

in? i In the preferred construction shown in Fig, 4, the sliding door Vlll, is formed of place metal having a flanged or reinforced border provided with top and bottom cylindrical bead or folds 15 adapted for sliding engagement in the above described guide grooves 12 and 18. In such construction the rear portion of the described shelf cavity is closed by a vertical partition 16 secured to .the oblique edges of the pair of shelves 9 ing comprising a front wall, side walls, a

rear wall and top and bottom walls, the front wall having' a doorway arranged to one side of the wall to provide a narrow vertical jamb at one side of the doorway and a wide vertical jamb at the other side, and a plurality of shelvesihaving a trapezoidal form, with the forward and narrow end of each shelf havin@ a width approximating` the width of the aforesaid wide jamb and attached to the inner face of same, one side edge 'and a rear edge of each' shelf having attachment to a side and rear wall of the locker casing,and the other edge of each shelf having an oblique position in said'casing, the combination providing a clear vertical storage space between the plurality of shelves and a remote side wall of the casing of a maximuincapacity in a minimum width of the casing.

2. In. a locker of the type described, the combination of a rectangular enclosing'cas ing comprising a front wall, side walls, a rear wall and top and bottom walls, the front wall having' a doorway arranged to one sid-e of the wall to provide a narrow vertical jamb at one side of the doorway and a wide vertical jamb at the other side, and a plurality of shelves having a trapezoidal form, with the forward and narrow end of each shelf having a width approximating the width of the aforesaid wide jamb and attached to therinner face of same, one side edge and a rear edge of each shelf having attachment to a side and rear wallof the locker casing, and the other edge of each shelf having an oblique position in said casing, the oblique edgesrofa pair of the shelves having guideways, and a sliding' door movving in said guideways.v

, form, with the forward and narrow end of each shelf lniving` a width approximating the width of the aforesaid wide jamb and attached to the inner face of same, one side edge and a rear edge of each shelf having attachment to a side and rear wall of the locker casing. and the other edge of each shelf having an oblique'position in said cas" ing, the oblique edge; of a pair. of ythe shelves having guideways, a sliding door moving in said guideways, and a vertical wall fiXedly attached to the rear portions of said pair of shelves in offset relation to said sliding door.

In testimony whereof I aiiii; my signature.

FRANK ALBACH. v 

